Superman II: 3 Disc Special Edition (DVD) Reviews

Superman II: 3 Disc Special Edition (DVD) DVD

Newest Review: ... film), the stakes are far higher, and it will have a significant cost to the protagonists. The DVD again comes with extras: ... more

 ... Richard Donner and Tom Mankiewicz (the creative consultant) provide a commentary, there is a deleted scene and a featurette about the restoration. The featurette is absolutely fascinating viewing, going into detail about how they recovered, restored and digitised the footage to replace missing or partially shot scenes and complete unfinished effects. Overall? I would quite happily recommend this DVD set to anyone, but it might be of particular interest to fans of superhero movies or film students, due to the detai...more

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Crowned ReviewSuperman II: 3 Disc Special Edition (DVD): Super Special Edition! (1038 words)
by - written on 09/10/12, updated on  10/10/12 (Very useful, 48 readings)
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Superman II was one of the first superhero films, starring Christopher Reeve as Superman and Margot Kidder as Lois Lane. It follows the first film almost directly. Three Kryptonian supervillians come to earth to conquer it, at the same time Lois begins to suspect her co-worker may be more than he seems. When the filming of Superman II went overbudget, Richard Donner was removed as director and Richard Lester brought in to complete the film. He produced the original theatrical version. However, in the early 2000's the original footage Donner shot was rediscovered, and with the help of modern technology a new cut was produced that follows his, very different, ...  Read the complete review